Poptimist Snapshot

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pop World Cup: There will be NO PWC match this week, this is because of a number of things, partly me being really busy, partly some format fiddling. So next Monday we will have TWO matches, and the week afer we will have another TWO. This means that I need MP3s from julietk and cis by this weekend, and MP3s from atommickbrane, katstevens, stevem78 and juror8 by NEXT weekend. There!



So in lieu of other orgafun let's take a quick look at the state of the Poptimist nation, April 25th 2006. I was going to do these questions as a poll but actually, it makes much more sense to just list 'em and you can put yr answers in the comments.

1/ What was the last piece of music you bought?
2/ Was it any good?
3/ What was the first piece of music you ever bought?
4/ Is it still any good?
5/ What was the last gig/show you went to, and when?
6/ Tell us a record that people who know you would be surprised you like?
7/ Tell us a current record that you hate?
8/ If a casual acquaintance asks you what sort of music you listen to, what do you actually say?
9/ Tell us something you want to hear but haven't got around to yet?
10/ What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

GOLEO SAYS TALK!

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

1/ What was the last piece of music you bought?
Girls Aloud, Chemistry

2/ Was it any good?
Yes! Initial disappointment was only relative to v high standard the Girls had set. Now the dust has settled, 'It's Magic' and 'Whole Lotta History' are my favourite songs.

3/ What was the first piece of music you ever bought?
Now Dance 91 or some such boshing compilation

4/ Is it still any good?
Yes! I can't remember what exactly was on it though, and sadly it got chewed up by my old tape player years ago.

5/ What was the last gig/show you went to, and when?
Shimura Curves at the Windmill, last night. They were Very Good. 'Noyfriend' was particularly storming.

6/ Tell us a record that people who know you would be surprised you like?
I am not sure what could possibly shock the Poptimist community any more about my taste.

7/ Tell us a current record that you hate?
New Streets single is one that I really actively hate, this is partly because I still don't understand how he went from so good to so bad so suddenly.

8/ If a casual acquaintance asks you what sort of music you listen to, what do you actually say?
Depends on context, whether they seem actively interested in music and so on in which case I might name specific artists, but usually "er electro er hip hop and r&b er house er pop er" and they look confused.

9/ Tell us something you want to hear but haven't got around to yet?
Ha, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, Anna-Marie burnt it for me but I haven't been in the right headspace for it yet. Also the new Roman Flügel album popped through the letterbox the other day, I meant to listen to it on the way to work today but was scuppered by an overwhelming need for Ellen Allien.

10/ What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
In my head is an imagined Jacques Lu Cont remix of the Pet Shop Boys' 'Flamboyant' which pisses all over the original.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, streets would count as the closest thing to something current i hate. wah! why has he gone to shit, bad dave streets

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I should have gotten over it now, really! Because I think the turnaround happened before the second album, the still-shitness of the new stuff should not surprise me and I should MOVE ON.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

then pity poor me who has had to go from grebt album (YM very obviously MV) to shit in one step

[genie22.livejournal.com]

I agree, the second album ruined him.